ItsyBitsy
Active member
Hello all,
I am posting/ asking this for Meg as she is not on this site and we can really use some feedback.
We have a chin being surrendered to us who has had reoccurring URI's and the person can no longer afford to keep her. She has been on several different antibiotics gotten better only for it to come back a month/s later. The owner is using recycled newspaper bedding, there are no vents, drafts, air fresheners etc around. The daughter has stopped wearing any perfume or using anything scented around the chin with no difference for months.
This first started happening when they noticed a lump on the chinchillas chin/neck area. The vet determined it to be an abscess. Drained abscess ( no x rays) and said chin had pneumonia and gave antibiotics. Its been an on going thing since.
The chin has recently went to Megs specialist in NY had blood work and x rays done. Only the left lung is diseased and X rays showed no malocclusion. Blood worked only showed slightly elevated liver enzymes and blood sugars which he thinks was from the diet, stress, and antibiotics. He believes this will be a reoccurring thing that will need to be treated when it happens. Gave a new antibiotic and waiting to go from here.
Looking for any ideas, further tests, etc that anyone experienced may have.
She is going to be looking into herbs to use as an immune booster and that support the lungs as well to help.
I know the vet wanted to keep her but the owner couldn't afford to. We are willing to get more tests done but can only afford so much on one chinchilla as we have many to care for and no other rescues around or taking any in, especially if they are sick! We are trying to give this poor girl a chance at a better quality life and figure this thing out.
Thanks
I am posting/ asking this for Meg as she is not on this site and we can really use some feedback.
We have a chin being surrendered to us who has had reoccurring URI's and the person can no longer afford to keep her. She has been on several different antibiotics gotten better only for it to come back a month/s later. The owner is using recycled newspaper bedding, there are no vents, drafts, air fresheners etc around. The daughter has stopped wearing any perfume or using anything scented around the chin with no difference for months.
This first started happening when they noticed a lump on the chinchillas chin/neck area. The vet determined it to be an abscess. Drained abscess ( no x rays) and said chin had pneumonia and gave antibiotics. Its been an on going thing since.
The chin has recently went to Megs specialist in NY had blood work and x rays done. Only the left lung is diseased and X rays showed no malocclusion. Blood worked only showed slightly elevated liver enzymes and blood sugars which he thinks was from the diet, stress, and antibiotics. He believes this will be a reoccurring thing that will need to be treated when it happens. Gave a new antibiotic and waiting to go from here.
Looking for any ideas, further tests, etc that anyone experienced may have.
She is going to be looking into herbs to use as an immune booster and that support the lungs as well to help.
I know the vet wanted to keep her but the owner couldn't afford to. We are willing to get more tests done but can only afford so much on one chinchilla as we have many to care for and no other rescues around or taking any in, especially if they are sick! We are trying to give this poor girl a chance at a better quality life and figure this thing out.
Thanks